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On Merrington Close, in Holywell & Hartley
What it's like at NE25 0TQ: every home that has sold on Merrington Close since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Merrington Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 5 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Merrington CloseDetached | Jun 2023 | £550,000 | 173 m² | £3,179/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Merrington CloseDetached | Feb 2026 | £320,000 | 102 m² | £3,137/m² | 1 |
| 3, Merrington CloseDetached | Mar 2007 | £239,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Merrington CloseDetached | Dec 2017 | £357,000 | 155 m² | £2,303/m² | 2 |
| 5, Merrington CloseDetached | Feb 1997 | £73,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Seaton Delaval, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 73k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Bradbury Court, 300 m away, with a bus about every 29 minutes on weekdays (routes X7, 58); 8 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is New Hartley First School, a few minutes' walk (150 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Whytrig Middle School, 1.4 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Whitley Bay High School (3.9 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lakes & Dales Co-operative, 1.4 km away, with New Hartley Convenience Store closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Npc Elsdon Avenue (1.8 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (1.6 km).
For a haircut, PK Traditional Turkish Barbers is 1.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 4.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 79% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 84% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 4 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Jak and the Bean is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Hastings Hartley Arms the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 66 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 56 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 197 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hester Pit Memorial Garden, 500 m away; for exercise, AK Fitness (1.8 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Seaton Sluice, 1.7 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 13 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 198 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
8 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Cramlington and Killingworth constituency: Emma Foody MP (Labour (Co-op)), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 12,820 (28.2%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 49%, Reform UK 21%, Conservative 19%, Green Party 5%.
12 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near NE25 0TQ →
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.8% | 81.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 10.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.7% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
It's an older community: 30% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 61 min
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 5 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.